Brake



F. G. NJBURNL TERME; v APPLICATION minmklm.' I qrs.

atented Dec. 13, 1921.

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F. G. ALBORN.

BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-12| 1918.

ippication filed March 12,

Be i ,known thai l, Feline G. .i-iiiiionir7 a eiizizen 0i" die United Saisies, end a. iesideni` iiieid, l* nv Haven county, Connecti-v Ci, inuenled an improvement in Braies. which the following desciipion,

n connection *ith 'me accompanying di'awings7 is a speeieation. like characters on lie drawings i'eiiiesening like pai-is.

Tiis invenien ielaes "co brakes, and is nLei-e especially Concerned with a brake shanisin oi' the class in which Vthe brake i nin is disposed lengii'idinally of a nieoi vehicle adjacent ihe ieai end ol' he transmission housing, alhongh `he iiii'ention is by no means iesi'ioed to this Class nf vWeik, but is suse pible of general application.

'on will be bestY nndeistood by i inveni'i reference ce ene Aliollowing description. when in connection Willi lie accompanying en line s x l is a sectional View on line i ig. a i; a sectional View en line 5 0 oi F 2; Fig. Si" a sectioned vienv on line 6-G of Figui; and x I dig. 7 i. sectional vien' op line i-l of Fia". 2 v

Rein-'ring to 'the drawings bndi l nid to the enin'ien oi my inveiiionnihieli is illused there/iii, iave heie shown, by way oi"exenipliiieation, a brake mechanism. eenipiising a brake d cuin 8, having a hub 9, seenied lo a sha fic l0, he latter .being mount ed in a suitable bearing lli The brake mechanism may be pi'ov'ded with any appropriate snppoiing means. but .iii the presexainple, i have shown a suppoit'eein- )arising ej nearing biae tet l2, best show i in "f 6. comprising separable upper and ,ewei and le. nniled by esp-screws pai inoiined on a suitable .stanze-werk which is herein he frame of a meter vehiele9 the same comprising a,

" STATES PA Specification of Letters Patent'.

p have shown said bracket provided n 'axis of the brake-drinn is dispes TENT Genies.

` LHS (fr. LBRN, OF MILFORD, CQNNEC'ICUT, SSIS-NOR, BY MEQE ASSIGNMENTS, THE LGCCMQBILE COMFANY, OF BRI GEPGRT, CONIQ'ECTICUT,

Patented 1918. Seia No. 221,941.

piiii' of longiludiiial il e I. e .1: pi'eiei'ablf,7 in the .ioiin 0i I havingf iis ends seenied, as in iivets le, to the nieinbeis M5, and hair i eenti'al poifien disposed below the the brake dinni To his ti'ansce bei', the lower part le of thel been .L l2 is herein secui'ed .by a plural 1 Delis 19 best shown in Fig. 6, and a piiiahlju iii bolts 20, best shown in Figi; 17. 'i

scribed inverted inoniiing i'edneei. inginoinen of the support, i better i'esis'lanee lo lniqne .iaiesses, e pared with ohei brake supports.. addition, possesses the iiitliei admin :ii'loiding' a fieei' passage of aiif ei' -he brake drnnis and Fiale shoes`l appeal' lieieinalflei.

lf desired, lie bearing bracket l2 have snitabie provision o the of Coolingv ail' tlieietl'ifoiigh, in a eife aft direction, and in the i? es-siii einiinn pliiialilf' of apertures 91. 22, and. shown iii Fig. 6, in line isii'i the ln 8. The latter inajY be provided iviv suitable ineens foi' inducing an aii to cool itself and the l'ii'ake after described, bui, in ihe pi'e l have provided said brake-drain i', i725 fan blades 2l, and onei Yfan bia f7" shown in Fig. Thus it WilLbe Without the brake-drum in an axial diie tiens thus producing` a very desirable highly ei'icient Cooling efec. (fi

ise 01"' the vehicle, his eleet healer y y by he forward motion of ine' i'eiiiele.

-ny suitable biakiiiev ineens in i; vided to cooperate with ein the pi'esent instaneef have piefid i iene this purpose a piiii oii'biale-shnes Le QT. which may be and iiie heiein-pinfii,lv d Willi ribs 28 and 29. le increase lheiii' heat` radiating' surfaces. The brake shees herein nwnn'ed on brake-shoe Carry: ig"

face of the lowei' part iii of ih' -braclie 127 es best shown in i* ably, the biale-shoes 2G 27 on the brake-shoe carrying levers and 31, respectively, said shoes being herein provided for'tliis purpose with ears 35, 35, 37 and 37%,.irranged in pairs, as best shown in Fig. 7, to receive between them ears 38 and 39, on the brake-shoes 26 and 27, respectively. Pivotal pins Li() and 11, passing through the ears of each set, detachably connect the brake shoes with their respective levers. v

As a meansI- to facilitate the instant re Inoval and replacement ot' the pins 40 and 41, to permit the brake-shoes to be renewed, or relined, should occasion require, said pins are herein provided with circumferential,

grooves 42 and 43, to receive spring Washers ,Alli and 5, the latter beingseated in annular grooves 46 and 47 in the ears 34 and 3,5, respectively, the arrangement being such that, by the application of a, sufficient amountof torce in. an endtvise direction, the spring Washers can be caused to yield and spring1 eut ot' their respective grooves in the pins, thus permittingthe latter to be Withdrawn.

flo facilitate replacement of the pins, and

expansion of the springr Washers to. receive then), said pins are herein provided With ta- "brakeshoes may be provided,

v'with renewable linings 62 and 63, best shoyv pered termina-l portions 48 and i-9. l3reierably,b also, said pins have their heads provided,` respectively, with eyes 50 and 51, to receive a suitable implement, such as a driftpin, or rod, whereby a leverage may be eX- ertedfen the pins 1() and 41, to remove them from their f'plaees. Preferably, also, the pivotal pins 32 and 33 are constructed and arranged in an identical manner with relation to the levers 30 and 31, and yoke 34, the latter for this purpose ,being provided with' pairs "of ears 52, 53, ll and 55, best shown in Figs. 3 and A, ln this case, also, the pins 32 and are' girooved'to,i refeive spring VWashers 5G and 57, and are provided with tapered terminal port-ions 58 andl and with eyes G0 and 61, to tlacilita'tethe reinovaland replacement ot said pins. it desired, the respectively,

in Fig. 7.

Any suitablemeans, may be provided for actuating the levers 30 and 31 to carry the brake-shoes 26 and 27 toward and from the brake-drum 3,' thereby to apply and to release the brake. To this end, I have herein provided actuating mechanism including" a brake-lever connecting rod 64., appropriately supported by the upper part 13 of the bearing bracket 12, the support being preferably ail'orded by guides 65, G6, and 67, on the part 13. guides 65`and 67 are formed integii l with the part 13, while the guide 66 is formed as a part of a bracket 68, best 'shown in Fig. 1, secured to the' part 13 by screws 69. The iride 66 may be, and is herein, provided With a bushing 70, secured in place by a In the present exam le,'the4 clamping screw 71. In the present embodinient, the rod 64 is not mounted directly in the guides 65 a'nd 67, but is carried by appropriate sleeves 72 and 1735, which, in turn, are mounted to slide axially in the guides 65 and 67. y

The sleeves 72 and 73 are preferably provided, respectively, with abutments 74 and 75, bearing against the upperterininal portions of the levers 30 and 31, and preferably said abutments are provided with convex faces 76 and 77, best shown in Fig. 2, to furnish rocking' bearing surfaces for, said levers. ,The latter are suitably mounted to swing away from each other when detached from the yoke 34:, so as to facilitate the renioval of the brake-shoes 26 and 27, Without detaching the upper ends of said levers from the rod 64. To this end, the upper terminal portions of the levers are herein provided with pairs' of ears 78 and 79, separated b slots best shown in Fig. 1, allowing a consic erable freedom of movement of said levers on said rod. Preferably, bolts 8O and 81 are provided, connecting' the ears oi each pair in such a, manner as to prevent the levers freni being; accidentally Withdrawnl from thef'rod. ln other words, when the lower ends oi the' levers are disconnected from the `yoke 34, said levers are held suspended on the rod 64. v

Preferably, the rod 611 is mounted to slide axially in the sleeve 73, but carries the sleeve 72. Preferably, also, the latter is adjustably mounted axially on the rod. thereby to vary the distance between the abutments 74 and 75. To this end, oneteivninal portion of the rod is herein threaded as at 82 to receive a suitable nut 83, the latter being preferably Ioi the type known as a Wing-nut, which may be grasped by theling'ers to turnthe saine. By this means, tile effective distance bet-Ween the bralreis'hoes 26 and 27 maybe varied, therebyA td :regulate the braking effec As a. means to prevent the sleeve 72' from turning in the guide '65, when the nut 83 is .turnechsaid "sleeye vis herein provided with ,La' tongue "84, engagingtheinner 'faces of the 'ears 78, as best shovvn'in Figs. 1 and 2.

I have herein provided a single :actuating means for both brake-shoes said means preferably comprising relatively rotatable cams 85 and 86, having" vcooper'ating--1 inclined planes 87 and 88, best shown in Fi .f 5, so arranged that, rotation of one .sanare vatively tothe other moves the levers 3() and v31 toward each other. To. this end, the cani 85 is formed on the sleeve 7 5,-and'fthe latter is held against rotation by appropriate means,` herein comprising a pair of studs 39, carried by said sleeve', and mounted to slide in," penings 90, provided,y in the guide 67, as best shown in Fig. 5. :,The cani 86, on the other hand, is mounted to-turn, but is held against lengthwise displacement on the rod 64, by

svmno* es im m5 bein abu- 9L 11 rod.

'l bil mused tu press S a mus fm' s S and Sie,

me swung f'iecf wm m* 13mto move said rod and one of said abutments relatively "to the other thereby to carry said brake levers toward each other and said brake shoes toward said brake-drum.

5. The mechanism as defined inilclaim el wherein a member transverse to the axis oi the brake drum provides a common support for the levers, rodand abutineiits.

6. ln a brake mechanism, the combination of a brake drum, a pair of oppositely` disposed brake shoes coperating therewith, a pair of brake-shoe carrying levers, a support on which said levers are fulcrumed, a brake-lever connecting pd, a pair of brakelever carrying abntm/ents, separate brakeshoe releasing springs between the levers urging them toward said abutments, an abutment betweenl the springs mounted to slide on the rod but having means for securingit in position thereon and brake-shoe applying means for causing relative approach of the abutmen'ts lengthwise of the rod.

7. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a brake drum, a pair of oppositely disposed brake shoes cooperating therewith, a pair of brake-shoe carrying levers, a support on which said levers are fulcrumed, a

, brake-lever connecting rod, hearings for the rod, brake-slice releasing means acting on the levers and brake-shoe applying means including an abutment on the rod and a cooperating cam, said abutment and cam being housed in one of said bearings.

8. ln a brake mechanism, the combination of a brake-drum, a pair of oppositely disi posed brake-shoes coperating therewith, a pair or brake-shoe carrying levers, a support on which said levers are fulcrumed, a brake-lever connecting rod supported by said support, a pair of brake-lever carrying abutments mounted on said support, one to slide lengthwise of said rod, brake-shoe re leasin said a utments, brake-shoe applying means including relatively rotatable; Cams having coperatin inclined planes to .move said rod and one oigsaid abutments relatively to the other therebl to carry said brake-levers toward each ot -er and said brake-shoes toward said brake-drum, and a third abutment carried by said rod, said cams being interposed between said third abutment :ind said sliding abutment.

9; In a brake mechanism, the combination of al brake drum`,a support, al pair of oppositely disposed brake levers, pivotal supporting means therefor at one end of the vsupport,'bearings at the opposite end of the support, a lever connecting rod in said bear-- ings and means associated with said rod and having a part received in one of said bearings for eli'ecting relative approach of the levers lengthwise of the rod.

m'eans urging said levers towardA 10. The mechanism as deiied in claim 9 drum and wherein the drum is provided with means it'or forcing air substantially axially thereof.

l1. In a brake mechanism-in combination, a brake drum, a brake-supporting frame comprising a pair of members extending longitudinally of the axis of said drum on opposite sides of the same and an arched transverse member connecting said longitudinal members, pivoted brake levers carriel by said transverse member and adapted to close on said drum substantially in line with said longitudinal members and means for operating thelevers.

lz. Ina brake Kmechanism in combination, a brake drum, a brake-supporting frame comprising Ja pair of ymembers extending longitudinally of the axis of said drum on opposite sides of the same and an arched transverse member connecting said longitudinal members, a bracket upheld by said transverse member, a pair of oppositely disposed brake levers pivoted at one end of the bracket, and a rod carried by the other end and having means associated therewith cooperating with said levers for operating the -same, said levers being adapted to close on said drum `substantielly in .line with said longitudinal members.

13. ln a brake mechanism, the combina tion of a brake-drum, biake means coperating therewith, brake-operating means, and a brake-supporting frame comprising a pair of members extending longitudinally of the axis of said brake-drum, and a transverse member secured at its ends to the longitndi nal members on opposite'sides of said drum and having a. downwardly offset central portion below the axis of said drum.

14;. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a brakedrum having means for pr pelling air in a generally axial direction, brake means coperating with said brakedrum, and vbrake-drum supporting means apertured in line with said brake-drum to permit the flow of such air.

15. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a brake-drum having means for propelling air in a generally axial direction, brake means coperating with said brakedrum, and brake-drum supporting means including a beam extendinff transversely of and beneath said brake-drum, and a brakedrum bearing bracket secured to said beam and apertured in line with said brake-drum to permit the flow of such air.

16. In a bake mechanism, the combination of a hollow brakedrum having means and brake-drum supporting means` aper? brake-lever )ivots detachahl connectineV said levers to said support, and a brake-acmating` level` connecting rod on which said levers' are mounted to swing away from each other when detached from said Support,

15 whereby said brake-shoes may be detached Vl'rom said levers.

1S. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a brake-drum, a pair ot brake-sl'ioes eoperating'therewith, a pair ot' hralieshoeactuating levers provided with connectingrod reeeivin r slots, a pair of hrakdshoe pivots detachahly connecting said brakehoes and levers, a brake-shoe lever support, a pair of brake-lever pivots detachahl)Y cou netting said levers to said support, and a brake-actuating lever connectingv rod disposed in said slots aud ou ,which said levers lare mounted to swing a\\'a v Jfrom cach other when detached trom said support` whereby said h1ake.-;lioes mariv he detached trom said levers.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification.

FRANS ALB( )It N. 

